"SSE Renewables" News

Jan De Nul's Voltaire Jack-Up to Debut at Giant Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 12, 2021

Offshore installation firm Jan De Nul has signed a final contract for the transport and installation of 87 GE Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbines for the third phase of the giant Dogger Bank wind farm that will be built in the North Sea off the coast of the UK…

Partners Sell Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm's Transmission Assets

Jul 30, 2021

The consortium owning the Beatrice Offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland, has signed an agreement to sell the 588MW wind farm's Offshore Transmission Assets (OFTO) to Transmission Capital Partners.The buyer is a consortium comprising International Public Partnerships Limited…

Seaway 7 Books Siem Offshore Vessel for Seagreen Wind Farm Work

Jul 28, 2021

Seaway 7, a renewables branch of offshore installation firm Subsea 7, has chartered one of Siem Offshore's offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCVs).The contract is set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021, when the vessel will provide…

North Star Renewables Names SOV Operations Director

Jul 26, 2021

Aberdeen-based offshore wind vessel firm North Star Renewables has named Steve Myers as SOV operations director.As part of this newly created role, Myers, who most recently worked for wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewables, will oversee…

Cable Installation Starts for World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 09, 2021

Cable installation works have kicked off in East of Riding of Yorkshire to install 80 miles of cables for the first two phases of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and B, owned by SSE, Equinor, and Eni.The onshore cable installation project will include 3…

Oil Majors, Renewables Giants Vying for Rights to Build Wind Farms Off Scotland

Jul 18, 2021

Renewable firms, oil majors and investors said they would bid into Scotland's offshore wind leasing round which closed on Friday, signaling the huge demand globally for the rights to build new offshore wind farms.Crown Estate Scotland's ScotWind…

Uptime Gangways for North Star Renewables SOV Trio

Jul 06, 2021

Norway-based offshore access solutions provider Uptime International won contracts from VARD to deliver three walk-to-work systems to be included on offshore wind Service Operation Vessels VARD will build for North Star Renewables.Uptime will…

NKT Nets Firm Order for Dogger Bank C Export Cables

Jun 30, 2021

Danish offshore cable supplier NKT has secured the high-voltage turnkey order for the Dogger Bank C, the third phase of what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm, in the UK.NKT had previously entered into a Preferred Supplier Agreement…

Denmark's Largest Wind Farm: Bidders Given 4 Months to Prepare Final Bids

Jun 24, 2021

The Danish Energy Agency on Thursday published the final tender conditions for the tendering of Thor Offshore Wind Farm, which will be the country's largest. 'With the publication, all the basic elements of the tender are in place, and the bidders…

Edda Wind Lands Dogger Bank Wind Farm Contract for Newbuild CSOV

Jun 03, 2021

Offshore wind vessel firm Edda Wind said Wednesday it had won a contract to support the commissioning and construction of the first two phases of the giant Dogger Bank wind farm in the UK.'Edda Wind and Dogger Bank Wind Farm have agreed on a new contract for the newbuild CSOV Edda TBN C490…

Awind's Newbuild Vessel to Support Construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Jun 02, 2021

Norwegian-based Awind has secured a charter contract for its first “walk-to-work” Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK.The contract at what will become the world's largest offshore wind farm will start in the second quarter of 2023…

Aibel Taps Axess Group for Dogger Bank Substation Work

May 17, 2021

Norway-based Axess Group has secured an 'Enterprise of Competence' service contract with Aibel’s fabrication yard in Laem Chabang, Thailand, for the Dogger Bank Substation A, to be deployed at the first of three phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm – the world’s largest offshore wind project…

Danish Energy Agency Approves Thor Wind Farm Plan

May 31, 2021

The Danish Energy Agency has approved the plan for the development of the Thor offshore wind farm, at a site west of Thorsminde.Also, as a result of the site evaluations, the Danish Energy Agency has reduced the size of the wind farm site from 440 km2 to 286 km2…

Seacat's Catamaran to Serve Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm

May 10, 2021

Seacat Services, an offshore support vessel firm, has signed a long-term charter for the catamaran Seacat Magic with Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Ltd.Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Ltd. is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (50%) and RWE Renewables (50%) running the namesake wind farm…

Survey Works Start at North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Site

May 20, 2021

For the next three months, three wind farm survey vessels will be busy in the Southern North Sea at the North Falls offshore wind farm site in the UK.North Falls, a proposed extension to the existing Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm, is located…

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